I have heard nothing good about promeris from the people who have used it- same complaints as written on here- vomiting, lethargy, drooling and death. I wouldnt use this product!

I feed my dogs crushed garlic every day, and always have. They get 1/2 teasp AM and 1/2 teasp PM!! A few years back, I had every flea in the northeast in my house and on my property!  So much for the garlic being a flea preventative :(  Brewers yeast doesnt work, either- it actually attracts fleas!

IT IS NOT YOUR IMAGINATION - ProMeris does cause adverse reactions in dogs.

I was at the vet's yesterday a.m. to put mine on the scale for weight check and caught my vet at the counter as we were leaving.  I asked him about the Promeris again.  He said his opinion hasn't changed and in fact he likes the product even less based on what he's seen in the last 6 months.  He said he's already recommended that 2 of his patients take their dogs to another vet because they tried to insist on Promeris. (Paraphrasing here) He basically said all of the products are toxic to some extent.  Some are dangerously toxic.  He went on to say that he wasn't going to put the tools in the hands of someone trying to intentionally poison their dog (with that stuff) or treat the dog afterwards.  They can find another vet.

He's adamant about not using Promeris.  He's not a "behind the times" kind of vet. He has no objection to my raw feeding and appearance, health, bloodwork backs my raw feeding so he has no complaints.  He just won't use or recommend Promeris until it's made to be safer, which it isn't now.

My fiance lost her sheltie to Ivermectin last year -- prescribed as a prophlactic (!) against mites she didn't have (one of my dogs had them).

I can read research (I have a doctorate) so I combed the pharma Ivermectin trials and was shocked.  A drug they reported to vets as safe had caused a very high % of adverse reactions in many dogs on which it had been tested.  In many trials, dogs with initially negative reactions to low doses were pulled from the trials and therefore never exposed to the regular dosage levels - and never reported.  My vet had no clue of any of this, and of course my fiance (an historian, not statistically skilled) was trusting and later devastated.  These trial notes are available if you know how to research and interpret them, but I suspect this is much more common that we generally realize.

Be skeptical!

She did forgive me and my mitey dog, for which I am very thankful.

ProMeris - Adverse Reactions or Urban Legend?

Whether this particular incident happened or not, it is important to mention here that any drug or treatment, taken orally or topically, prescription or over-the-counter, has the potential to cause an adverse reaction. The same is true even if the medication was administered previously without problem. For this reason, if I need to medicate my pets, I always like to give the medication while I will be present; at least for an hour or two, if possible.

If you suspect that your pet is having or has had an adverse reaction, please call your veterinarian immediately. If you have questions about safety or reactions, please contact the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about pesticides such as ProMeris and other flea and tick treatments -- for pets or environmental use.

Posted my response to your same post here

www.pedigreedatabase.com/gsd/bulletins_read/218202.html

Nice try though.

I know many people whose dogs had AWFUL reactions to this product. My vet wont recommend it either, nor will he carry it.

 I have a 7 year old female and had a similar reaction. I did not make the connection until the second application.  Very larthargic, drinking excessive amounts of water. Her symptoms lasted almost a week. Thanks, Tim

I have a German Shepherd and a yellow lab and have used Promeris for about a year now.  Both dogs were not reacting at all to the Advantage and Frontline.  Our Shephard has a flea allergy and had lost most of her hair on her back and tail and she was miserable. We spent close to $1000 at a vet (not our normal vet) who sent us home with fancy food and vitamins which did nothing. Our normal vet (came back in town, thank god) suggested Promeris since she had such good results with dogs that seemed to be immune to Advantage and Frontline.  Within 2 weeks her hair had grown back and she was much happier.  I know it may not work on all dogs in fact our yellow lab had similar reaction as many of you described to the heartworm/flea pill revoloution.  I guess it just matters what works with your dog. I am sorry for the adverse reactions many of you have had.  I just feel it works best for our dogs and would recommend it.

Tv24 - I made the connection after the 2nd application as well.  Way too coincidental for me.  It's been a year now since I switched back to Frontline Plus and what do you know....my female hasn't exhibited ANY of the signs that I initially posted. 

Personally, I wouldn't use this product again if it were given to me for free.  I'd throw it away.  In fact - that's exactly what I did with my 3rd unopened application that I had.